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A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment by John Preston

A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment runs 12.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Matthew Brenher (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.5listening hrs
Europestore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 12.5 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 3,272 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment is an audiobook by John Preston: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Matthew Brenher, released October 11, 2016, on the Europe and Law & Politics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.5 hrs
Narrated by
Matthew Brenher
Released
October 11, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Europe, Law & Politics
ISBN
9781504777728

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment as an audiobook?

A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment?

A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment is narrated by Matthew Brenher.

Is A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.